Common (vernacular) names applied to California vascular plants
compiled by Elizabeth Painter
up to date as of May 1, 2016
Common names (also referred to as vernacular names) are applied differently at different times and places by different users. This list is compiled from many sources and is intended to be as comprehensive as possible. It is not intended to indicate which common name is correct or preferred. Please send comments about this page to Elizabeth Painter (beth.painter.48@gmail.com).
| Taxon | Brodiaea californica |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Themidaceae |
| Family common name(s) | brodiaea |
| Genus common name(s) | brodiaea; brodiea; cluster-lily; cluster lily; clusterlily; Brodie's lily |
| Species common name(s) | California brodiaea; California cluster-lily; California clusterlily; Californian brodiaea; pink fool's onion |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | California-hyacinth, California hyacinth, Californian hyacinth, twining hyacinth, wild brodiaea, fool's onion, fool's-onion, fools onion are applied to multiple Themidaceae taxa; hog-onion, hog onion are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Liliaceae s.l.; var. californica |
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